A MAN has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Brierley Hill this afternoon.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, suffered a leg injury and was treated by ambulance staff at the scene near the Moor Centre before being taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

An ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the incident which happened in the High Street just after 2pm.

Police have closed off part of the road while officers investigate.